Tuesday, 14 June 2011

Before and After

I have a new all-time favourite ring. Okay, so I change my mind every couple of weeks. I'm easily distracted. But you know how I love a good before-and-after...

Jane has been married for 35 years this year, and approached me to take a look at her wedding, engagement and eternity rings. I actually really like her original rings neatly set in white gold- very clean and simple. But they were getting a bit small, and ready for a few repairs, and Jane decided it was time to refresh them a bit.

Before...

She spotted this model that I made for an exhibition a few years back, and loved the idea- and it worked perfectly with her classic emerald cut and baguette diamonds. I melted down and rolled out her old rings to create the new (with lots of new metal added - these suckers are heavy!)

After...

I'm really happy with this set of rings, and proud of Jane for being brave enough to pick something so unusual! And I loved our visits, hearing about her animals and what her kids are up to. Don't be a stranger, Jane!

(By the way, big thanks to Arf, whiskey connoisseur and photographic wizard, for the new lens. It's great! What do you think??)

Isn't it great when you get a client willing to trust your artistic integrity? Beautiful work Madeleine and congrats to Jane for taking the leap (although I thought the before rings were really cool as well!).

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